Working
together with our partners.
The NFF is the only conservation organization
focused on addressing the challenges that face
America’s National Forests. It stands apart
from similar organizations through its commitment
to facilitating local involvement and encouraging
grassroots participation in forest stewardship.
The NFF provides financial support to our partner
organizations and raises funds to effectively
double or triple the total contribution to numerous
local conservation initiatives. Involving a variety
of stakeholders in forest stewardship provides
further leverage by expanding the number and quality
of skills dedicated to ensuring successful outcomes.
We fund our work
and that of our partners through these grant programs:
Matching
Awards Program - Nonprofit organizations
dedicated to addressing the issues directly affecting
natural resource issues on National Forests can
apply for matching funding twice a year for hands-on stewardship projects. Areas of interest
include: community-based forestry, watershed health
and restoration, recreation, and wildlife habitat
restoration.
Community
Assistance Program - Newly forming organizations can apply for start-up grants of $5,000 to $15,000. Funds may be used for a variety of needs including: basic start-up and operating costs, materials and equipment, technical assistance, training, community outreach, obtaining 501(c)(3) status, program development, nonprofit management skill-building, and communications.
**CAP award recipients, once they demonstrate
success in building organizational capacity and
are able to raise non-federal match money, make
natural fits to apply for MAP awards, and are
encouraged to develop conservation projects that
could be funded by the MAP.
Wilderness
Stewardship Challenge - In celebrating
the 40th anniversary of The Wilderness Act, the
Forest Service issued a Wilderness Stewardship
Challenge, calling for all Wilderness Areas in
the National Forest System to be managed to standard
within the next decade. The NFF will increase
the resources available to meet this challenge
by providing matching grants of up to $50,000
to nonprofit partners to implement projects that
directly benefit Wilderness Areas within our
National Forests System.
Unsure for which
program you or your group should apply? Click
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Need
help applying for 501(c)(3) status or developing
a sustainable community organization? Visit our
Partnership Resource
Center.
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